Meanwhile ...

Lindsey and Nate may have bought a house, but we are still in the market.  

We tried this little house on the prairie, but the boys didn't love it.

Lincoln did love the park a few hundred miles up the road though.

This is how he spent most of his drive to the park.

All that hard work wore him out.

Porties was just glad to be at the sink hole.  (Yeah, he really is at a giant sink-hole here for Florida).

This house was a little too light and narrow.  Carrying the boys up the stairs every day just sounded like too much work.

This house was a little drafty.

 So, we drew out this road map so we can find some more houses to check out.

AND ...

This is what 'Lunch with Lincoln" has deteriorated to in the absence of Opa.

Just Some Random Pictures for this Week

August 29, 2012

I was organizing some pictures and backing up the files and thought I would share a few for this week's Lunch With Lincoln. You can double click the pics to make them bigger.

Would somebody please come up with a catchy caption for this picture? I have been struggling for a couple weeks with what is going on here.

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsey and Nate were able to buy their first house this month. It's a bit of a fixer upper and access is  a little difficult.

 

 

 

 

 

 

But with the money they saved, they were able to put a down payment on this top level condo in the mountains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsey showing off her wakeboarding skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, Everybody look serious in this one.

Oh, Nice going Bryan

 

 

 

Alright, Let's have everybody smile this time.

Thanks for your attention, Bryan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The entire group at the Veteran's Cemetary

                 Moving For Florida

So I’ve spent about the last year going to lunch with Lincoln on Wednesdays. I’ve spent the last 7 months with Porter also. If I remember right, Katie might have been around sometimes too. I work in their neighborhood so I would swing by Wendy’s and get hamburgers and French Fries and then go to apartment near Walnut Park. We would eat lunch, go to the park, or read stories and play with the toys. Last week was our last lunch for awhile so with nothing better to do this week, I thought I’d write down how all this came about.

Lincoln was out driving his boat on the lake one day when his Mom asked him, “Lincoln, how would you like to move for Florida?”

Lincoln’s eyes lit up and he thought that sounded like fun.   I’ve never been for Florida, he thought. 

 Lincoln then put on his thinking face and thought           …and thought.

“My Dad and Porter will be green with envy.” 

Lincoln then decided to tell Porter about it and Lincoln called out, “Hey Porter, I’ve got some news for you!”

Porter then replied, “I’m all ears brother, tell me, tell me.”

“We’re moving for Florida” shouted Lincoln. 

Porter then said, ”That sounds like fun, except I might miss my Mom and Dad.”

“Don’t be a blockhead Ports, We’ll take them with us” replied Link.

“and why the long face, Tyler?”

 Lincoln and Porter then went to work and learned all about Florida, the beaches, the animals, the weather and the sights to see. They felt so smart that it felt like their heads were getting huge.

So last Friday, they said goodbye to Grandma Joyce and Grumpa Bob, and to their Grandmas, grandpas, Oma’s & Opa’s, friends and family and headed out for Florida.  

And remember, you read it here first.